by Judy Kauffman | Oct 1, 2023 | 2023, 10 October, Articles & Stories, Birds, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes, You Can Draw Lesson
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by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2023 | 2023, 05 May Story Contest, Articles & Stories, Birds, Freshwater, Reptiles & Amphibians, Salamanders, Study Guide, The Photo Focus, Water Life, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes
View the May 2023 Nature Friend Study Guide I probably laughed out loud when I saw this foot-in-the-mouth shot. I have no idea where the “foot” comes from. Is it part of the critter? Many of you are sending us your March submissions for the big contest. I’m sure next...
by Judah Yoder | Nov 1, 2022 | 2022, 11 November, Articles & Stories, Birds, Cardinals, Tanagers, & Allies, Gamebirds, Herons, Egrets, & Bitterns, Thrushes, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes
View the November 2022 Nature Friend Magazine Wood Duck drake swimming. Photo © Cheryl Shank. Slowly, quietly, yet steadily, I crept along, my binoculars in hand. Surely I can sneak in here without some duck, goose, or beaver announcing their displeasure at my...
by Ellie Tayler | Oct 1, 2022 | 2022, 10 October Bonus Readers' Issue, Articles & Stories, Birds, Cranes, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes
Whooping Crane. Photo © Dreamstime.com. Dawn broke clear and cold on a gorgeous autumn day. The date was October 27, 2021, and it would be a day to remember. My siblings, my mom, and I drove 1½ hours in the early morning to the Horicon National Wildlife refuge in...
by Kevin Shank | Sep 29, 2022 | 2022, 10 October Bonus Readers' Issue, Articles & Stories, Birds, Favorite Focus, Nuthatches, Study Guide, The Photo Focus, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes
by Mary Ella and John Mark Ramer | Sep 1, 2022 | 2022, 09 September, Articles & Stories, Birds, Plants & Fungi, Water Life, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes, Wildflowers
Marsh with wild phlox. Photo © Dogwood Ridge. The twists and turns of the Big Spring are a water-life paradise. Flowing, rippling watercress and waving mosses grow in the waters. The clear “ok-a-ree!” of the Red-winged Blackbird wafts frequently from the cattail...
by Seth Good, 8 | Mar 3, 2022 | Articles & Stories, Birds, Cardinals, Tanagers, & Allies, Nuthatches, Pigeons & Doves, Sparrows, Thrushes, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes, Woodpeckers, Wrens
Sunday dawned a beautiful morning. The first birds I saw were cardinals—male and female. There were Chipping, English, and House Sparrows at the feeder. Out the kitchen window I saw a Junco and a Mourning Dove. At the feeder there were now starlings and Brown-headed...
by Kevin Shank | Nov 20, 2021 | 2021, 11 November, Butterflies, Moths & Skippers, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes, You Can Draw, Submissions
by Kevin Shank | Jun 8, 2021 | 2021, 07, July, Pictures and Poems
by Hezekiah Swihart | May 21, 2021 | 2021, 06, June Readers' Issue, Birds, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes, You Can Draw Lesson
SCRATCHBOARD ART DEADLINE NOTE: We are stretching out this deadline one month so you can buy scratchboard and tool, if you need to. Submit by August 15. Go to June 2021 to download
